2016–17 DEL2 season

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2016–17 DEL2 season
LeagueDEL2
SportIce Hockey
Duration10 September 2016 – 25 April 2017
Number of games364 (52 per team)
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)Sprade TV
Regular season
Season championsBietigheim Steelers
Season MVPStefan Vajs (Kaufbeuren)
Top scorerMatt McKnight (Steelers)
Relegated to OberligaStarbulls Rosenheim
Playoffs
ChampionsLöwen Frankfurt
  Runners-upBietigheim Steelers
Finals MVPBrett Jaeger (Frankfurt)
DEL2 seasons

The 2016–17 DEL2 season was the fourth season since the founding of the DEL2, the second tier of German ice hockey, set below the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The season ran from 10 September 2016 till 25 April 2017. Bietigheim Steelers was crowned league premiers by finishing top of the regular season standings. Löwen Frankfurt claimed the championship title by defeating Bietigheim Steelers 4–2 in the final series. Starbulls Rosenheim lost the relegation playoffs 2–4 against ETC Crimmitschau and were relegated from DEL2 to Oberliga.

Modus[edit]

Fourteen teams competed in the 2016–17 DEL2 regular season. EHC Bayreuth was promoted from Germany's third division, Oberliga. Each team played each other twice in the regular season, home and away, for a total of 52 matches each. The top six teams directly qualified for the championship playoffs, played in a best of seven format. Teams placed seven to ten advanced to the championship playoff qualifiers, which followed a best of three format. The bottom four teams enter the relegation playoffs. The two losing teams from round 1 face off in the relegation final with the losing team being relegated to Oberliga.[1]

The DEL2 champion does not automatically get promoted to DEL. In September 2015, the DEL and DEL2 agreed to reintroduce promotion and relegation between the two leagues from the 2017–18 season onwards. The DEL2 champion would then have the opportunity to be promoted, provided it fulfilled the licensing requirements of the DEL, while the last-placed DEL club would be relegated.[2]

Regular season[edit]

Results[edit]

The cross table represents the results of all matches of the regular season. The home team is listed in the middle column, the visiting team in the top row.

First round Team Second round
SCB RVT ECK FRA ECN DRE SBR SCR EPC LFX ESV FRB HNF BTT SCB RVT ECK FRA ECN DRE SBR SCR EPC LFX ESV FRB HNF BTT
1:0 6:2 2:3O 6:2 7:2 6:1 5:0 5:2 3:1 6:3 2:3 3:1 8:4 SCB 2:1S 1:4 1:6 2:4 4:3 6:3 4:1 3:4O 4:1 1:2 5:3 4:1 6:2
3:4S 2:3 4:1 4:0 2:3 3:2 2:3S 4:3S 4:2 4:1 3:5 4:0 5:3 RVT 0:4 3:6 2:3O 3:2 1:2O 3:6 4:0 6:1 2:1S 1:4 6:3 4:1 0:1
0:8 4:3O 2:1 7:1 1:5 4:3 2:3 5:2 3:1 6:0 2:1O 5:3 6:5 ECK 1:6 5:4 2:3 3:2 2:8 4:1 2:3 4:2 1:5 3:2 3:2S 5:1 0:1
4:1 5:3 4:5O 2:3O 6:4 8:2 6:4 5:2 5:4 2:3O 4:2 6:4 6:4 FRA 4:5 3:4O 2:3 4:1 5:2 3:1 5:2 10:4 3:5 5:3 4:5 2:3O 6:1
4:5O 3:6 2:3 4:3O 3:1 2:3 3:1 5:2 2:3 4:1 6:1 5:1 4:3S ECN 0:2 4:1 3:4 2:3S 2:0 4:1 3:4S 4:2 0:2 2:3O 4:3S 2:0 2:1
3:7 5:2 1:3 5:6 2:3S 7:1 6:2 4:1 2:4 5:1 3:1 5:4 3:2 DRE 1:2 2:1 5:3 4:3O 1:0 3:1 2:3 6:1 5:2 1:3 5:2 3:2O 3:2O
4:3 6:2 3:1 2:3 4:3 3:4 0:1 6:1 0:3 4:3 3:5 4:3 3:2O SBR 1:7 4:3O 0:3 1:4 4:3 0:7 0:2 5:1 6:2 3:0 5:4O 2:1O 3:5
1:3 2:3O 3:2S 4:3 4:3 3:4S 6:1 3:1 2:5 2:3 2:1S 4:0 4:2 SCR 3:4S 0:1 6:3 2:5 4:7 4:2 2:5 3:2 3:1 1:2O 0:3 5:1 2:1S
3:0 1:5 1:2 3:1 6:5S 2:1 4:3O 2:4 1:4 5:4S 3:2 5:3 6:2 EPC 3:4O 3:4 1:4 3:2 3:5 3:2 0:1 2:5 3:4O 1:3 4:2 2:5 1:4
1:4 3:4 2:3 2:3S 4:5S 3:0 3:2S 4:2 7:1 2:1S 1:4 7:5 4:1 LFX 2:8 0:2 4:3 3:5 1:2 3:2 6:3 2:1 5:3 2:1 5:2 3:2 1:5
3:2O 2:3 2:0 3:4O 3:1 0:3 5:0 0:5 7:3 7:0 3:1 3:4 2:0 ESV 3:0 6:2 1:2S 3:6 3:2 2:1S 5:2 3:1 6:1 5:1 3:6 5:2 1:2
1:3 4:3O 2:5 4:5 5:2 3:1 6:5O 4:3 6:5O 4:5O 0:4 5:6S 3:4 FRB 4:2 3:2 3:0 5:7 3:2S 2:4 4:2 6:2 2:3 0:4 5:2 6:3 6:3
2:5 4:3 3:2O 3:6 3:6 0:3 6:1 0:3 4:3O 4:5S 1:2 6:1 3:4S HNF 6:2 2:0 3:5 4:2 5:3 1:5 1:3 5:3 7:2 1:2S 2:4 3:4 4:0
3:2 4:2 5:2 2:3 4:1 2:5 2:1 3:0 3:1 4:5O 1:2O 3:4S 3:2O BTT 2:3 3:1 3:6 7:1 2:3 2:3O 4:0 4:2 4:3 4:2 2:5 2:4 4:0

Note: O Overtime; S Shootout

Standings[edit]

Pos Team GP W OTW SOW OTL SOL L PTS GF GA GD PIM HF AF
1. Bietigheim Steelers (P) 52 32 2 3 3 0 12 109 199 121 +78 654 18–1–2–5 14–4–1–7
2. Löwen Frankfurt (C) 52 29 3 2 7 0 11 104 211 159 +52 681 17–0–5–4 12–5–2–7
3. EC Kassel Huskies 52 28 3 2 1 1 17 96 161 147 +14 839 14–3–0–9 14–2–2–8
4. Dresdner Eislöwen 52 25 5 1 0 2 19 89 169 128 +41 727 15–3–1–7 10–3–1–12
5. ESV Kaufbeuren 52 24 5 1 1 3 18 88 148 125 +23 623 15–2–2–7 9–4–2–11
6. Lausitzer Füchse 52 22 3 4 0 3 20 83 154 152 +2 722 13–2–2–9 9–5–1–11
7. EHC Freiburg 52 20 3 2 2 5 20 77 170 177 −7 555 11–4–2–9 9–1–5–11
8. EHC Bayreuth 52 21 1 1 5 3 21 75 146 155 −9 632 14–1–4–7 7–1–4–14
9. SC Riessersee 52 20 0 5 2 2 23 74 135 147 −12 630 11–3–4–8 9–2–0–15
10. Ravensburg Towerstars 52 19 2 2 5 3 21 73 144 145 −1 720 12–2–4–8 7–2–4–13
11. EC Bad Nauheim 52 18 2 4 2 4 22 72 150 151 −1 590 12–3–4–7 6–3–2–15
12. Starbulls Rosenheim (R) 52 16 3 1 2 1 29 59 130 183 −53 652 11–4–0–11 5–0–3–18
13. Heilbronner Falken 52 12 3 1 3 3 30 50 141 185 −44 846 10–2–3–11 2–2–3–19
14. ETC Crimmitschau 52 10 2 2 4 1 33 43 127 210 −83 819 9–3–2–12 1–1–3–21
Championship playoffs Championship playoff qualifiers Relegation playoffs

Points rules: 3 points for regulation win; 2 points for OT or SO win; 1 point for OT or SO loss; 0 points for regulation loss
Tie-break rules: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Premiers; (R) Relegated
Source:[3]

Top scorers[edit]

Name Team GP G A PTS PIM +/−
Matt McKnight Bietigheim Steelers 51 24 48 72 20 +21
Matthew Pistilli Löwen Frankfurt 52 32 32 64 22 +34
C.J. Stretch Löwen Frankfurt 52 26 34 60 66 +29
Roope Ranta Riessersee/Füchse 51 26 31 57 34 +6
Juuso Rajala Bad Nauheim/Dresden 48 14 42 56 14 −2
Christian Billich EHC Freiburg 52 18 37 55 32 +18
Tyler Scofield Starbulls Rosenheim 47 25 30 55 16 +2
Marcus Sommerfeld Bietigheim Steelers 46 25 29 54 22 +12
Nikolas Linsenmaier EHC Freiburg 51 20 34 54 103 +22
Tyler McNeely Starbulls Rosenheim 45 21 33 54 48 +1

Source:[4]

Top goaltenders[edit]

Name Team GP SO MP GA GAA SH SV SV%
Kevin Nastiuk Dresdner Eislöwen 25 1 1416:02 47 1.99 756 709 93.78%
Stefan Vajs ESV Kaufbeuren 47 6 2840:26 99 2.09 1467 1368 93.25%
Tomas Vosvrda EHC Bayreuth – Tigers 41 5 2311:35 102 2.65 1421 1319 92.82%
Andrew Hare Heilbronner Falken 26 2 1555:18 79 3.05 965 886 91.81%
Markus Keller EC Kassel Huskies 37 1 2160:12 100 2.78 1189 1089 91.59%
Matthias Nemec SC Riessersee 40 4 2306:08 98 2.55 1149 1051 91.47%
Jonas Langmann Ravensburg Towerstars 48 5 2863:32 127 2.66 1452 1325 91.25%
Stefan Ridderwall Heilbronner Falken 24 0 1307:01 78 3.58 889 811 91.23%
Sinisa Martinovic Bietigheim Steelers 46 5 2704:38 92 2.04 1045 953 91.20%
Lukas Mensator EHC Freiburg 34 2 2015:10 105 3.13 1184 1079 91.13%

Note: To qualify for this list, goaltenders need to have played a minimum of 20 matches
Source:[5]

Playoffs[edit]

Championship[edit]

The championship play-offs:[6]

The qualifiers for the playoffs ran between 7 March 2017 to 12 March 2017. Four teams (7v10 and 8v9) competed in best of three series’. The two winning teams advanced to the championship playoffs. In 2017, the two higher ranked teams in the qualifiers, EHC Freiburg and EHC Bayreuth, won their series and advanced to the playoffs. Ravensburg Towerstars and SC Riessersee were knocked out and their season ended.

The championship playoffs ran between 14 March 2017 to 25 April 2017. Eight teams competed in best of seven series'. The series winning teams advanced through from the quarter-finals to the final. In 2017, the top two seeds Bietigheim Steelers and Löwen Frankfurt each won their quarter and semi-finals to reach the final. The Lions defeated the league premiers 4–2 in the finals series to secure the division 2 championship title, their first DEL2 championship trophy.

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Bietigheim Steelers 4
8 EHC Bayreuth 2 8 EHC Bayreuth 1
9 SC Riessersee 1 1 Bietigheim Steelers 4
4 ESV Kaufbeuren 0
3 EC Kassel Huskies 4 (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)
6 Lausitzer Füchse 1
1 Bietigheim Steelers 2
2 Löwen Frankfurt 4
2 Löwen Frankfurt 4
7 EHC Freiburg 2 7 EHC Freiburg 0
10 Ravensburg Towerstars 1 2 Löwen Frankfurt 4
3 EC Kassel Huskies 0
4 Dresdner Eislöwen 3
5 ESV Kaufbeuren 4

Note: All numbers represent series results, not a match score

Relegation[edit]

The relegation play-offs:[7]

The relegation playoffs is contested between the four teams who finish bottom of the regular season standings. Run between 14 March 2017 and 11 April 2017, the four teams play best of seven series’. The teams that lose their first round advance to the second round. The winners secure their DEL2 status and avoid relegation. Whoever loses the second round is relegated to Oberliga. The 2017 edition saw Starbulls Rosenheim relegated to Oberliga after losing their first round series 2–4 against ETC Crimmitschau, who finished last in the regular season, before losing in six matches against ETC Crimmitschau in the second round.

Semifinals Finals
      
11 EC Bad Nauheim 4
14 ETC Crimmitschau 1
12 Starbulls Rosenheim 2
14 ETC Crimmitschau 4
12 Starbulls Rosenheim 2
13 Heilbronner Falken 4

Note: All numbers represent series results, not a match score

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Spielmodus Saison 2018/2019" (in German). www.del-2.org. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  2. ^ "DEL: Rückkehr zu Auf- und Abstieg? Fahrplan steht!" [DEL: Return of relegation and promotion? Schedule decided!]. kicker.de (in German). Kicker (sports magazine). 8 September 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. ^ "DEL 2 Tabelle 2016/17". www.kicker.de. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  4. ^ "Statistiken Top Scorer" (in German). www.del-2.org. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  5. ^ "Statistiken Top Goalies" (in German). www.del-2.org. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  6. ^ "2017 DEL2 play-offs". www.kicker.de. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  7. ^ "2017 DEL2 play-downs". www.kicker.de. Retrieved 2019-09-21.

External links[edit]

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